Football Game Preview: Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland vs. Kidder County Wolves

Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland will square off against the Kidder County Wolves on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland comes in on seven and Kidder County on five.

On Friday, Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland humbled Mott-Regent/New England with a 48-8 victory. Fans of Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Meanwhile, Kidder County faced Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig]/Flasher in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wolves walked away with a 38-28 win over the Storm. Kidder County's victory was all the more impressive since the Storm were averaging only 14.57 points allowed on the season.

Kidder County's win came from a few key players Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Preston Fischer, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Mason Whitman was another key player, rushing for 151 yards and one score while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.

Kidder County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in five consecutive games.

Kidder County's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.

Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland came out on top in a nail-biter against Kidder County when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 24-22. Does Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock/Strasburg/Zeeland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kidder County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.